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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

Corr, Christopher · Lincoln Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Chinese New Year and learn how every animal earned its place in the Chinese zodiac by taking part in the Great Race! Discover who will come first to win the ultimate prize, and find out why Cat will never forgive his friend Rat in this ancient folk tale that has been passed from...
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Russian Fairy Tales

Afanasyev, Alexander · The Planet
Pages: 90
Format: Paperback

A richly illustrated collection of Russian folk tales: Vasilisa the Beautiful; Maria Morevna; The Feather of Finist the Falcon; The Frog-Tsarevna; Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by Ivan...
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The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

Tonatiuh, Duncan · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could...
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Paloma Wants to be Lady Freedom

Rachel Campos-Duffy
Format: Hardcover

Today we spend so much time talking about diversity and what makes us different that we're forgetting to tell our children stories about what unites us as Americans. We have so many beautiful and important things in common - our history, our love of freedom, and our pursuit of the American...
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It's a Field Trip, Busy Bus!

Shaffer, Jody Jensen · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Busy Bus takes a field trip - and becomes a little jealous of a shiny red fire truck - in a warm-hearted sequel to It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! Today is Busy Bus's very first field trip! He takes the children to a fire house, where they meet Engine Four, a big, shiny,...
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Dracopedia Field Guide: Dragons of the World from Amphipteridae through Wyvernae

O'Connor, William · IMPACT Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Identify dragons in the wild with the Dracopedia Field Guide! Have you ever stumbled upon a dragon egg and thought to yourself, "I wonder which type of scaly beast will burst forth from this delicate and dappled shell?" Well, wonder no more. This fantasy field guide is required...
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Aru Shah and the End of Time

Chokshi, Roshani · Rick Riordan Presents
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn...
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All About the Flu

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Super Sandcastle
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Millions of kids get the flu each year. But they usually feel better in a week. All About the Flu helps kids find out what causes the flu and how they can feel better too! Easy-to-read text, fascinating photographs, and colorful graphics help young readers explore what's going on inside...
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How Does a Lighthouse Work?

Belyaev, Roman · b small publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

How can we tell one lighthouse from another? What does a lighthouse keeper do? Where are the most unusual lighthouses in the world? Depart on an enchanting voyage with the school children in this book to discover the answers to these questions along with other fascinating facts about lighthouses...
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Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World

Briggs, Korwin · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Meet the Original Superheroes. Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even...
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